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By Jon D. Markman On February 5, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks cruised higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite surpassing records set in late January, as investors cheered slightly better labor data.
The Dow climbed 1.1% to...
By Tony Sagami On February 5, 202106:00 AM Eastern
“The near-term outlook remains highly uncertain.”
— The World Bank 2021 Annual Forecast
Like millions of Americans, I’m anxiously awaiting my turn to get vaccinated.
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By Jon D. Markman On February 4, 202103:30 PM Eastern
Stocks are rising and the dollar is strengthening after initial jobless claims fell to the lowest level since the end of November, beating market expectations.
Through midday, the Dow climbed by...
By Jon D. Markman On February 4, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks spun sideways with a modest upward bias on Wednesday — investors celebrated a blowout quarter for Alphabet (GOOGL), but remained skeptical about the pandemic relief package.
The Dow rose...
By Kelly Green On February 4, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was well into my adult life before I ever took advantage of food delivery services.
It’s not that my family never ate carryout. But my parents would always call it in, wait the 15 minutes and...
By Mike Larson On February 3, 202103:39 PM Eastern
The Scottish poet and journalist Charles Mackay wrote 180 years ago about the “popular delusions and the madness of crowds” — how “whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and...
By Jon D. Markman On February 3, 202103:25 PM Eastern
Stocks were spinning sideways with an upward bias in midday trade on Wednesday, with Alphabet (GOOGL) outshining Amazon.com (AMZN) following Jeff Bezos’ announcement that he will be leaving his...
By Sean Brodrick On February 3, 202111:25 AM Eastern
It has been a crazy couple of weeks in the markets, as Redditors and Wall Street hedge funds slug it out, first in GameStop Corp. (Nasdaq: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC)...
By Jon D. Markman On February 3, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks blasted higher again Tuesday as investors focused on progress with the COVID-19 stimulus talks and tuned out distractions such as the Reddit squeeze mob and impeachment.
The Dow kissed...
By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 202103:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are ripping higher again while Treasuries decline ahead of key technology earnings and investors weigh the progress in pandemic stimulus talks.
Through midday, the Dow advanced by 576.74,...